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Questioning chiefs’ power over customary land
T/A Kachindamoto of Dedza has not hidden her displeasure with the passed Land Bill currently awaiting President Joyce Banda’s signature.…
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To be a mother in Malawi is a curse
Child birth in Malawi and many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa is a game of chance, with many women dying from…
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Reversing plight of the elderly
Her plight, she thought, was over. Beaten, insulted and sidelined because of being suspected of practising witchcraft, Mary Masingo, 72,…
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Fighting child labour with education
Rhoda Mtete’s future now looks bright. The 14-year-old girl, from Mchinji, was forced by her parents to leave school while…
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Policies limit climate resilience
Partial narratives that underpin policymaking prevent people in arid regions from fulfilling their potential to provide food and sustain resilient…
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When poverty wears a woman’s face
When she moved to Blantyre in search for employment seven years ago, 30-year-old Christina Banda (not her real name) thought…
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Containing rabies, a deadly challenge
Rabies kills about 55 000 people every year in Africa and Asia, according to World Health Organisation. But in Malawi,…
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A toilet that feeds a family
Most households in Malawi look up to their farms for food. The majority yield insufficient harvests because they cannot afford…
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Overcoming fistula with spousal support
Weston Chalingana of Chiwembe Village, Traditional Authority Kapeni in Blantyre surprised people gathered at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) grounds…
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The filthy commercial city of Blantyre
It might be a cliché to continue blaming local government authorities for uncurbed waste spills in the country’s cities, but…
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NPL journo elected to climate change regional body
Nation Publications Limited Online Sub-editor Sellina Nkowani has been elected as the Southern Africa regional coordinator for the just launched…
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Deepening desire for parity
On May 26, nurse Emmie Chanika does not just celebrate sharing a birthday with veteran gender activist Vera Chirwa, a…
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Mwanza: A high-risk corridor
Malawi’s border district of Mwanza there is seldom one way to go—except many are risky as the world is vying…
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Living on borrowed land
Most Malawians live and toil on customary land, portions they cannot prove to own. As the Land Bill awaits Parliament…
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Africa faces treeless future
A recent Millennium Development Goals (MDG) outlook has put into question Africa’s strides towards ensuring environmental sustainability, saying evidence from…
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A day in police dogs’ den
Dogs are increasingly becoming an important security feature even for globally acclaimed detective agencies, including the US Federal Bureau of…
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For Providence’s sake
Can an illiterate person become a president? Anne Matumbi’s song Maphunziro kept interrogating past and present students of Providence Secondary…
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Is there hope for Unima students’ strikes?
There are two parties—or say point of views, to every conflict. University of Malawi (Unima) students, precisely those from Chancellor…
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Highs, lows of early childhood development
It is said that a child who attends kindergarten does well in primary school and later stages of life. Despite…
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Winning HIV, Aids fight with former sex workers
A group of former sex workers in Mangochi are eager to be counted for making a difference in HIV and…
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